The Nation - News from June 17, 1986

An invitation to a Chilean sailing ship to take part in Fourth of July ceremonies honoring the Statue of Liberty will stand, even though a Senate resolution says the vessel should be excluded, a spokesman for Operation Sail said. Per Lofving said: “We are non-governmental, and as such we are not taking a position on foreign policy issues or on the governments involved.” The resolution says the 370-foot Esmeralda “is the notorious vessel used for the torture of 112 political prisoners.”